Tipping shelf for the preservation of garbage or ash cans.



No. 695,425. Patented' mar. n, |902.

. H. P. BERCK. R

TIPPING SHELF FDR THE PRESERVATION 0F GARBAGE 0R ASH CAMS-. (Application med .ruige 19, 1'901.)

(No Model.)

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HENRY P. BERCK, OF CHICAGQILLINOISi TIPPING SHELF FOR THE PRESERVATION OF GAHBAGEOR ASH CANS SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent-No. 695,425, dated March 11, 1902.

Application filed J' une 19, 1901.

T0 all wir/0m t may concern:

Be itknown that I, HENRY RBERCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at 1080 West Harrison street, Chicago, 'in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented new and' useful Improvements in Tipping Shelves for the Preservation of Garbage or Ash Cans,- of which the following is -a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in` receptacles for garbage,.in which a horizontal shelf fixed to a vertical backwith suitable bracesor stays extendingnto theshe'lf, is arranged to tip outwardly on pivots connecting it with a fence o r wall. l

In many cities the law speciiiesmetal garbage-cans of different sizes and does not permit the use of fixed boxes or barrels in the streets or alleys, and the scavenger will not enter the yards to remove their contents. Hence it is necessary to leave them sitting in the street or alley,where they are often broken by wagons as they pass through, andv frequently they are stolen by junkmen and sold as second-hand cans. l

Therefore the object of my invention is to provide a safe and convenient method for withdrawing the 4cans from'the yard and returning when their contents areemptied. I f attain this object by a mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in'which-f- Figure l is a front elevation of yard side of the shelf with cans sitting on the shelf, showing all parts of the device. 'Fig. 2 is a side elevation, with a portion of .the stay orside cut away, showing cans resting on the shelf in a vertical position. The broken lines show the' position of the device when tipped outward into the alley ready-for the withdrawal of the cans. Fig. 3 is a ver-tical sectional view cut on yline 2 .2, Fig. l.

Similar letters refer to similar parts thro u ghout the several'views. f

In constructing my shelf I prefer to use Wood. However, it may be'made of metal or any suitable material. The back b, consisting of ordinary inch boards, Y is nailed or screwed to and along one edge of the shelf e at a right angle to the plane of the shelf. The top edge of the boards composing the back is secured to a cleat b. Side pieces d are fixed to the back and extend down to the shelf,

Serial No. 65,218. (No model.)

where they are fixed to it, forming a stay to. support it. Cleats fare fixed to the outside of each end piece at an angle of sixty degrees and constitute a stop when the shelf is tipped outward, as shown Vin Fig. 2 by the broken lines. Strips d of Va suitable thickness are fixed in each lower corner; also, halfway up toward the top of the side pieces near the tops ofthe cans; also, one in the center on the vshelf e; The side strips are designed to keep. the Vcans from the sides. The one in the center is intendedto keep the cans separated.

The covers e' are hinged to the inside of the Y, sides cl and arefset ata suitable height in such way that when closed down they will rest level on top of the cans. .An aperture is cut in the fence a or barn-wall, adapted to receive the back of the shelf. It lis then placed in the aperture, and hinges or pivots g are fixed to the lower edge,iconnecting.the shelf with lthe fence or wall. Two stakes h are drivenlin the ground at a suitable height for the shelf to rest 4upon when loaded and in a vertical position. Ahandleis provided on alley side to enable the scavenger to pull it out when he wishes to empty the cans.

In operation the scavenger pulls the 'shelf out at an angle, where it rests against the stops. Then withdrawing the cans after emptying them hereplace's them on the shelf, pushing it backto a vertical position, where they rest secure within theuyardor case may be. l Y s I am aware that tipping garbage-receptabarn, as the cles pivoted to a fencefor wall are not new.

Hence I do.` not claim a garbage-receptacle broadly; but .l

What Ido claim ,and Wish to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a tipping shelf, for the preservation of garbage-cans, having vertical back and side pieces supporting ashelf, the stopcleats f fixed to each side, adapted vto fengagethefence or wall, the covers hinged to the inner sides arranged to fall inwardlyon top of the cans, the fender-cleats d', the stakes h,`adapt- 

